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The Single UNIX &reg; Specification, Version 2<br>
Copyright &copy; 1997 The Open Group

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<h4><a name = "tag_000_008_114">&nbsp;</a>NAME</h4><blockquote>
rewinddir - reset position of directory
stream to the beginning of a directory
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_008_115">&nbsp;</a>SYNOPSIS</h4><blockquote>
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#include &lt;<a href="systypes.h.html">sys/types.h</a>&gt;
#include &lt;<a href="dirent.h.html">dirent.h</a>&gt;

void rewinddir(DIR *<i>dirp</i>);
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</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_008_116">&nbsp;</a>DESCRIPTION</h4><blockquote>
The
<i>rewinddir()</i>
function resets the position of the directory stream to which
<i>dirp</i>
refers to the beginning of the directory.
It also causes the directory stream to refer to the current
state of the corresponding directory, as a call to
<i><a href="opendir.html">opendir()</a></i>
would have done.  If
<i>dirp</i>
does not refer to a directory stream, the effect is undefined.
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After a call to the
<i><a href="fork.html">fork()</a></i>
function, either the parent or child (but not both) may continue processing
the directory stream using
<i><a href="readdir.html">readdir()</a></i>,
<i>rewinddir()</i>
or
<i><a href="seekdir.html">seekdir()</a></i>.
&nbsp;If both the parent and child processes use these functions, the result is
undefined.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_008_117">&nbsp;</a>RETURN VALUE</h4><blockquote>
The
<i>rewinddir()</i>
function does not return a value.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_008_118">&nbsp;</a>ERRORS</h4><blockquote>
No errors are defined.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_008_119">&nbsp;</a>EXAMPLES</h4><blockquote>
None.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_008_120">&nbsp;</a>APPLICATION USAGE</h4><blockquote>
The
<i>rewinddir()</i>
function should be used in conjunction with
<i><a href="opendir.html">opendir()</a></i>,
<i><a href="readdir.html">readdir()</a></i>
and
<i><a href="closedir.html">closedir()</a></i>
to examine the contents of the directory.
This method is recommended for portability.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_008_121">&nbsp;</a>FUTURE DIRECTIONS</h4><blockquote>
None.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_008_122">&nbsp;</a>SEE ALSO</h4><blockquote>
<i><a href="closedir.html">closedir()</a></i>,
<i><a href="opendir.html">opendir()</a></i>,
<i><a href="readdir.html">readdir()</a></i>,
<i><a href="dirent.h.html">&lt;dirent.h&gt;</a></i>,
<i><a href="systypes.h.html">&lt;sys/types.h&gt;</a></i>.
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